Tiểu Á

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小 and 亞. Perhaps a clipping of 小亞細亞／小亚细亚 (“Asia Minor”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔaː˦˥]

Noun

Asia Minor; Anatolia

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